Government proposes a new framework for monitoring Social Progress in the Country - Factly
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 28, 2015
After the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by the UN, the government has set up a committee to come up with a mechanism to monitor social development in the country. The government has now come up with a framework comprising 14 goals and 88 indicators corresponding to 19 Ministries.
The Ministry of Statistics & Program Implementation (MoSPI) has set up a committee earlier this year to come up with a mechanism for statistical monitoring of social development in the country. The Committee discussed the achievements and limitations of monitoring system of different ongoing schemes and also discussed about the social indicators covered under the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) and the proposed Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).  The committee has now proposed a broad framework for monitoring social progress in the country.
The 14 Goals
The committee has identified the following 14 goals for monitoring social progress in the country.
MoSPI has now come up with different indicators to monitor each of these goals. The 14 goals and the relevant indicators correspond to 19 different Ministries of the Government of India.
Selecting the 88 Indicators
MoSPI held meetings with various ministries for selecting the right indicators to monitor the progress. The following criteria were followed while selecting the right indicator
After this process, 88 indicators have been identified under the 14 goals mentioned above.
The Goals & Indicators
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